Jennifer A. Kearns practices in the area of employment law, both in the transactional and counseling arena, and in the litigation context. Ms. Kearns has over two decades of experience in counseling and advising employers on all aspects of employment law under federal and California state law. She conducts training for management and assists employers, from startups to large companies, in developing and implementing policies and best practices. She has a particular interest in working with companies in analyzing and resolving matters involving nonsolicitation and noncompetition agreements (restrictive covenants). While Ms. Kearns' practice is primarily management-side, she also represents and advises individual executives in negotiating executive employment agreements and, on occasion, severance packages.

In addition to the counseling side of her practice, Ms. Kearns is an experienced litigator and trial attorney. She has tried to jury verdict several cases in which she defended employers against claims of wrongful termination, unlawful harassment, discrimination, and breach of contract. Ms. Kearns has experience in both bench and jury trials as well as appellate practice. Ms. Kearns has successfully obtained injunctive relief on behalf of clients seeking to prevent misuse and/or disclosure of their trade secrets.

While Ms. Kearns' primary focus is employment law, she also has substantial experience as a product liability litigator. She has tried to jury verdict cases involving claims of wrongful death and injury allegedly caused by exposure to various products.

She is a member of the American Bar Association, Section of Employment Law and Litigation; the State Bar of California, Labor and Employment and Litigation Sections; and the San Diego County Bar Association.

Ms. Kearns is a 1986 graduate of the University of San Diego School of Law, where she was a member of the Moot Court National Team. She is a 1983 graduate of the University of California at San Diego, where she received departmental honors with distinction in Experimental Psychology. Ms. Kearns has served as a member of the board of directors of Mama's Kitchen, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to daily meal delivery to clients with AIDS/HIV or cancer, and served as its president. She is an avid scuba diver and underwater photographer.

"Liabilities of Workforce Management in a Downward Economy," Presentation to the San Diego State University Entrepreneurial Management Center Business Forum, Family and Closely Held Business Retreat, Rancho Santa Fe, California, February 27, 2009

"Implementing the New FMLA Regulations in California," Duane Morris Workshop, San Diego, February 12, 2009

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